Jakub Voracek is uninjured after a car crash in the Czech Republic. (USA TODAY Images)

Even now, Jakub Voracek can hear Jaromir Jagr’s voice in his head when he’s on the ice.

“Skate, skate, skate!” Jagr would shout from the Flyers' bench.

Voracek’s skating was noticeably improved this season and it’s a big reason why he has scored a career-high 21 goals.

Thursday, Voracek was voted the winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy by the Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association as the club’s most valuable player.

“To be honest, I haven't even thought about it,” Voracek said of the award. “There are so many great players on this team that can win that award.”

Voracek says that Jagr, in just one short season, was very influential in pushing him to the next level as an NHL player.

“When he said that I have to move my feet to be better than the others, he was exactly right,” Voracek said. “If I don’t skate, if I don’t feel very well, then I don’t have my speed and I am practically useless.

“He was always yelling at me off the bench, ‘Skate, skate, skate.’ To be honest with you, when I didn’t feel very good or was flat on the ice, I heard his voice from the bench, ‘Skate, skate, skate’ and that got me going.”

Former Columbus coach Scott Arniel publicly ripped Voracek in 2011-12 as being a lazy player who didn’t take fitness very seriously.

“Before my first year and before my third year, I was in Columbus working out with the team,” Voracek recalled. “I wouldn't say I didn't work hard enough. Whatever [Arniel] said, I can't control the things that he thinks.

“Obviously, I came here and wanted to prove that stuff wasn't true about me. I think I did, and I'm going to keep going.”

No one calls Voracek lazy in Philly and Jagr’s work ethic rubbed off on him, and other Flyers, as well.

Were it not for the lockout, Voracek would have projected to 37 goals over a full 82-game season. His 45 points would have projected to 80 points. Not too shabby.

With Jagr having moved on, Voracek was given a chance to play with Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell this season.

Things began slowly for Voracek, who sprained his left knee late during the lockout while playing overseas.

“After the lockout, he came back and was coming off that injury, but once he got about eight or 10 games into the year for us, the thing that came back that I noticed was his speed and quickness,” coach Peter Laviolette said.

“And from that 10-game mark on he's really attacked every game he's played. He's been a good fit with Claude and has been a good player for us. That line's been good. Whoever's gone up there has done a good job for us.”

Hartnell says Voracek hasn’t changed his style, but there is a noticeable difference.

“I think his speed is a lot better than it was last year,” Hartnell said. “It looks like it, anyway. He’s getting himself in position to get those shots, get those breakaway moves.

“On the power play, he does a great job of getting in position to get those shots. He makes great passes, so he’s had a hell of a year.”

The big change in Voracek this season was a craving for the puck. His game is more north-south and focused on going hard to the net now. When he gets the puck, he’s not looking to pass, but instead is looking to shoot and score.

“I think I got a little bit better than the years before and I'm shooting a little bit more pucks at the net, but there is still so much room for improvement about my game,” Voracek said.

“So many times I have a shot and I shoot the puck, but I shoot it wide or not hard enough. I still think I can get a lot better at it. Obviously, that's one of the things I'm going to work on.”

And while Jagr is no longer around, Voracek had that almost instant chemistry with Giroux.

“G is one of the best players and everyone knows it,” Voracek said. “He has shown it year in and year out. The last three years, he was a point-per-game guy. It's obviously a great opportunity for me to play with him.

“There are so many games we're working on so many things. I would say the last six, seven games together we really started clicking. You can tell on the ice that we both know where we are. We kind of get it together and hopefully it's going to work.”